Baked baguettes in honey-pecan sauce

This recipe is described as " puffed Clouds of Ecstacy"



It's prepared a day ahead with baguettes saturated over night with eggs & cream, puffing up to a golden sticky ecstacy in the morning's hot oven.


Ingredients:

4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup half&half
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 thick slices french bread
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped pecans



Combine the eggs, half&half, vanilla & 1/2 tablespoon of brown sugar in a small bowl. Pour half the mixture into a baking pan.
Place the bread into another pan and top with the other half of the mixtue. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
the next morning, melt the butter in a baking dish and stir in the 1/4 cup of brown sugar, honey, maple syrup and pecans. Add the soaked slices of baguettes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until puffed and brown.

Serve it immediately.

Enjoy...



Tip of the day:

When measuring honey, coat the measuring cup with non-stick cooking spray or vegetable oil before adding the honey. The honey will slide right out.

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Note:

This recipe calls for 3/4 cup of half-and-half, use 1/3 cup whole milk and 1/3 cup single cream.